Women’s Basketball Set for Saturday Showdown with Roger Williams

SUFFOLK vs. ROGER WILLIAMS
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, Dec. 2 1:00 PM Smith Court Boston, Mass. CCC Sports Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 10-7 Jan. 24, 2023, L, 68-52 Nov. 24, 2014, W, 60-53 L4

BOSTON – Suffolk women's basketball brings its unbeaten record back to the friendly confines of Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Saturday, Dec. 2 when it will entertain Roger Williams in a 1 p.m. Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) clash. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's basketball used a monster third quarter to run past Gordon, 86-69, in Commonwealth Coast Conference action Wednesday night at the Bennett Center.  

MORE READING: Third Quarter Surge Lifts Women's Basketball Over Gordon, 86-69

RAMS RUNDOWN
At 5-0, Suffolk is off to its best start since 2003-4. The Rams took down Gordon, 86-69, in their CCC debut to begin the conference calendar 1-0 for the first time in program history.  

Senior Amanda DeAngelis leads the way offensively and defensively as the forward averages a double-double of 15.2 ppg and 12.2 rpg. Lauren Romito is on the verge of producing a double-double on the regular as well as the graduate student sits second on the squad with 14.8 ppg and 9.2 rpg. Jordan Moreau and Colby Guinta add 10.6 ppg and 10.2 ppg, respectively, to the blue-and-gold's 78.8 ppg offense.  

HAVE TO KNOW 'BOUT THE HAWKS
Roger Williams has coupled back-to-back wins together including a 62-49 CCC opening victory versus Western New England to bring a 3-2 overall record and 1-0 CCC record into Saturday's tilt. 

The trio of Katie Galligan (17.2 ppg), Sophia Coppola (16.0 ppg) and Caroline Elie (12.2 ppg) anchor the Hawks scoring unit. 

Defensively, Elie (9.6 rpg) and Coppola (8.0 rpg) are the top two in the conversation on the glass.  

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk aims to snap a four-game skid against Roger Williams. 
• The Rams are 10-7 in the all-time series with the Hawks. 
• The foes last met, Jan. 24, 2023, when the Hawks defeated the Rams, 68-52. 
• The blue-and-gold looks for its first win over RWU since a 60-53 decision Nov. 25, 2014. 
• Suffolk is 3-4 when hosting Roger Williams. 
• On the road, the Rams sport a 6-3 record against the Hawks. 
• Under Ed Leyden's guidance, the blue-and-gold versus the Hawks, 8-7. 

EYES ON THE GAME

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams are back at Smith Court Tuesday, Dec. 5 when it entertains Endicott at 5:30 p.m.